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The Da Vinci Code Quest on Google Challenges users with puzzles and geography

Monday, 17. April 2006, 13:29:04

Columbia Pictures and Google have created what they call a Puzzle Paradise for Game and Movie Fans Around the World. HEre's how it works... "The Da Vinci Code" Quest on Google features 24 puzzles, one for each day of the online adventure. Individual puzzles will be released daily in the U.S. at 1pm Eastern Standard Time starting today. A number of different challenges are offered including The Geography Challenge where players assemble jigsaw puzzle pieces to reveal and identify a geographical location. Once solved, these daily puzzles will introduce a riddle to the player that will engage one of an assortment of Google products including Google Search, Google Maps, Google SMS and Google Video. Prizes for the US version of 'The Da Vinci Code' Quest on Google include first-class vacations for the grand-prize winner and up to three guests to New York, Paris, London and Rome as well as the Sony Electronics package from SonyStyle - See http://www.google.com/davincicode

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signal26 writes:

I can't get day 4 to load. I have completed all other puzzles. Is anyone else having trouble?

By anonymous user, # 25. April 2006, 01:52:26

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Anonymous writes:

i couldnt see the instructions on the davinci code quest :frown:( this is not fair

By anonymous user, # 26. April 2006, 23:56:54

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vrgoaties writes:

I couldn't get two of them to load, what I did was do a disk clean up and it seemed to remedy the problem, they both loaded on the next try. (disk clean up: Start,All Programs, Accessories, System tools, then Disk cleanup)

By anonymous user, # 28. April 2006, 18:45:00

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vrgoaties writes:

I click and click on the map of Rome all over the Palazzo Di Venezia and keep getting the "sorry, that's not right" I'm ready to smack it, any helpers???

By anonymous user, # 28. April 2006, 18:47:08

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silentmetatron writes:

To vrgoaties: The hotspot is not actually the palazzo, or the piazza. in fact, it's just to the left of it. reassemble the puzzle if need be and WATCH TO SEE WHERE THEY ADDED something. It's an actual cross they smacked onto it. See that large white thing? Up and to the left. When you click it, you go, "Oh, WTF, it was right there!"

By anonymous user, # 28. April 2006, 20:18:15

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Martun writes:

"Oh, WTF, it was right there!"

hey, you were right!

By anonymous user, # 29. April 2006, 10:54:31

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Anonymous writes:

thank you so much that damn cross was annoying me!

By anonymous user, # 29. April 2006, 16:00:43

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zizo writes:

Hey guys any help with day 10.
The one with the video.
thanks

By anonymous user, # 29. April 2006, 23:55:49

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phil writes:

All the answers can be found at http://ozphilc.googlepages.com/davincicodequestongoogle

All comments welcome

By anonymous user, # 30. April 2006, 00:46:42

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Anonymous writes:

any helpers with day 13 really stuck lol

By anonymous user, # 30. April 2006, 08:19:50

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By anonymous user, # 30. April 2006, 08:21:21

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Anonymous writes:

stop flaming anonymous !!!! u stupid kid!

By anonymous user, # 30. April 2006, 08:22:37

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dataoverride writes:

omg that cross was sooo obvious after seeing the tip thanx man

By anonymous user, # 30. April 2006, 22:22:05

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